Give credit where credit is due.
Bulls guard Derrick Rose said the first-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks helped the Bulls find what it took to win a playoff series.
At shootaround this AM, Derrick Rose gave credit to Bucks defense for making #Bulls work so hard in Round 1. Offense is sharp as a result.
— Mike McGraw (@McGrawDHSports) May 6, 2015
During the regular season, the Bucks were the eighth-ranked defense in the NBA, holding teams to 97 points per game. The Bulls worked hard and surpassed that by averaging 100 points against the Bucks.
Derrick Rose also made a comment about his fellow teammate Jimmy Butler. On Monday, Butler said he wasn’t a superstar, but Rose thinks Butler can change that label.
Rose on Butler: "This is the matchup (against LBJ) right here that could definitely build his confidence as far as being a superstar player"
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) May 6, 2015
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If Butler can shutdown Cleveland Cavaliers megastar LeBron James, Butler will prove he’s an elite defender, which translates to a superstar basketball player. It takes a superstar to shutdown a superstar.
